Chapter 24: Belmiard (4)
“Let’s get to the point. I’ll do whatever it takes to defeat Aiselin.”
The setting was a mansion in the heart of Ebelstain’s noble district.
Noblewomen residing in this district typically had their own main residences, serving as a form of preparation before becoming the ladies of noble households. Here, they held a status akin to that of hostesses.
For a noble lady, beauty and culture were important, but equally crucial was the ability to manage and oversee a mansion.
The mansion that the Belmiard family had prepared for Ellen in the noble district was so luxurious that one might wonder if it could be any more ostentatious.
Beltus, Belmiard, Duplain.
Among the nobles of Ebelstain, these three families were in a league of their own. And for good reason.
In a metropolis inhabited by hundreds of thousands, owning a garden of such magnitude was no common achievement.
In a corner of Ellen’s residence, a tea table was set up for visitors.